The Moon

[Glenn]

I was photographing some Coots on a local lake during the "golden hour" when I had a brief thought about photographing the moon. Anyway once the sun had set and the soft light had gone I set about taking my first moon shot.

1D MKIV, ISO 1600, f/8, TV 1/800, 500mmf4, 1.4x and 2x extenders.


Enjoy

[paul linton]

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Great detail in your moon image,and its surprising just how big a lens you need to get a decent shot of the moon and how fast it actually travels through the night sky.A very good shot which you must be pleased with.

Paul

[codachrome]

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Great shot Glen...if you look carefully you can just make out Neil Armstongs foot prints.

Coda

[Glenn]

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Thanks You could say I'm over the moon with it

I'll get my coat....

[Muscat]

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Great shot Glenn now all you need to do is wait a few days to get the other half

[DeeGee]

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Beautiful. I really do like this.

[Glenn]

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Thanks Muscat and DeeGee

My aim is to capture the moon in it's other phases, full, quarter, etc

[DeeGee]

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Would look something printed side by side and framed.

Will happily sit and wait to see them...

[Gra.C@Ashley]

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Great shot Glen, shows what you can get with the right equipment.
Graham

[Stan]

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Excellent detail Glenn
I noticed you used both 1.4 and 2 x converters, presume you had to manual focus - I have tried to use both with my 300 f4 but have no been able to achieve focus.
BTW exif is showing f 8 but surely with both converters you would have been at something like f13 ?

Stan

[Glenn]

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Thanks for your comments everyone

I noticed you used both 1.4 and 2 x converters, presume you had to manual focus - I have tried to use both with my 300 f4 but have no been able to achieve focus.

No, I still had AF, though my focus point was set to the centre point. One of the benefits of a 1D I guess

BTW exif is showing f 8 but surely with both converters you would have been at something like f13 ?

It probably should be f11 because as you know, you lose 1 stop with the 1.4x and 2 stops with the 2x. What I did see from the exif is that only the 2x registered as it's first in the extender queue, so it looks like the 1.4x doesn't register when combined with the 2x.

[Stan]

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No, I still had AF, though my focus point was set to the centre point. One of the benefits of a 1D I guess

yes i know you can use the centre focus point on a 1D up to f8 but you would have thought with both extenders in use it wouldn't. As you say, the camera only registered the 2x so maybe that is why

Stan

[Glenn]

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What I did see from the exif is that only the 2x registered as it's first in the extender queue...

Actually it isn't it's second in the queue between body and lens, DOH!

As you say, the camera only registered the 2x so maybe that is why

Thinking about it more that is why. Because only the 2x registers you do get AF on centre spot at f8. So the final image was taken at f8 and not f11 like I first thought...

I find it interesting that the 1.4x doesn't register and wonder if the info it gives the camera is either overridden by the 2x or it just doesn't bother because it can tell that the 2x is in use as well???

[Stan]

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Actually it isn't it's second in the queue between body and lens, DOH!

I went and put both converters on my 70-200 f2.8 and discovered you have to put the 1.4 on first. I had thought that working on the basis of what your 1D did my 7D would also only register the 2x and give me f5.6 so still autofocus - but no it did not and would not autofocus

stan

[Pinkeez]

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great shot Glenn. Great idea for the set, that would look great on a large print.